AMACOM to Publish Five Books from Top Leadership/HR Guru

Easthampton, MA (PressExposure) February 21, 2012 -- One of the world's rapidly emerging management thinkers and President of JohnMattonePartners, Inc. in Orlando Florida has signed a contract with the publishing division of the American Management Association for two new book releases plus three e-books.

John Mattone, recognized globally as an inspiring keynote speaker, prolific author, and highly sought-after executive coach, today announced the signing with AMACOM.

The three promotional e-books scheduled for release in the summer of 2012 are POWERFUL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: The Leader as a Coach; SUCCESSION PLANNING MANAGEMENT: How to Identify & Develop Leaders; and, POWERFUL EXCECUTIVE COACHING.

STEALTH LEADERSHIP has a general publication date of November, 2012 but will be available for business-to-business sales and e-sales in June, 2012. UNLOCKING& UNLEASHING YOUR EXECUTIVE POTENTIAL will be published in March, 2013 with the e-book edition available prior to that.

AMACOM, one of the top business publishers in the world, specializes in non-fiction books on business, management, leadership, HR, training, communications, career growth, personal development, marketing, sales, customer service, project management and finance. AMACOM authors are experts in their fields, unrivaled in their knowledge, experience, and reputation. They are world-class educators, successful executives, business owners, trainers, consultants, and journalists.

JohnMattonePartners (JMP) is a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. Mattone has over 30 years' experience in the fields of executive development and human capital management, as an entrepreneur who has built two successful human capital consulting firms, an as executive of a multi-million dollar leadership consulting firm, and as a leading researcher and author known throughout the Fortune 500 for his extraordinary speaking ability.

He has consulted for more than 250 organizations and addressed more than 500,000 people in 2,000 speeches and seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and other countries worldwide. Mattone is a prolific author having written four books as well as over 100 professional articles and book chapters including the award-winning "The Role of Assessment in Driving Operating Results", published in Jac Fitz-enz book , THE NEW HR ANALYTICS (AMACOM, 2010) and PREDICTIVE HR LEADERSHIP.

Additionally, Mattone was named by Thinkers50.com as one of the fastest rising stars in the field of leadership development. The Thinkers50, a biennial list of the world's top business thinkers, identifies those people who are making a real difference in the world of business. John was ranked as one of the world's emergent thought leaders and appears on the 2011 Thinkers 50 "Guru Radar" list.

Prior to JMP, Mattone was the Vice President of Global Assessment Services for Linkage, Inc., where he was responsible for the firm's global assessment practice. Prior to Linkage, he was the Senior Vice President of Sales for Drake Beam Morin, the global career and outplacement firm. Before joining DBM, Mattone spent 10 years building his first successful consulting firm, Human Resources International.

John Mattone holds a B.S. Degree in Management and Organizational Behavior from Babson College and an M.S. Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Central Florida. He serves as an Executive MBA faculty member at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches his popular course Global Leadership Assessment & Development. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Mattone also serves as Senior Faculty Member with the Talent Management Academy, a worldwide leader in leadership conferences and education. He is a member of numerous professional associations including the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches.